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i got into education reform largely because as an elected official in washington, d.c. i would visit schools and talk to teachers. after i was elected for the first time in 1993, i would go to school and see a couple of these bright eyed kids in some of these low income communities. troubled, challenge neighborhoods. troubled, challenged schools. i said, what is that kid's story? the teacher would tell me. the kid seemed to be so energetic, so bunch potential. -- so much potential. a couple years later, i hear he got dropped out. that kid never could read. it struck me when i looked at the negative social indicators in washington, d.c. -- similar to other countries around the country -- all the negative social stuff was directly related to the lack of education. 90% of the inmates in d.c. were high-school dropouts. in terms of homelessness, joblessness, drug addiction -- there are statistics out there now that if we increase the high-school graduation rates in this country by 10%, we reduce the murder rate by 20%. all of these indicators show that there is nothing more
i got into education reform largely because as an elected official in washington, d.c. i would visit schools and talk to teachers. after i was elected for the first time in 1993, i would go to school and see a couple of these bright eyed kids in some of these low income communities. troubled, challenge neighborhoods. troubled, challenged schools. i said, what is that kid's story? the teacher would tell me. the kid seemed to be so energetic, so bunch potential. -- so much potential. a couple...
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was elected for or one of the things that he was elected for and that were elected to cut spending and not raise tax. you see the tension that is playing itself out with regard to the fiscal cliff. and that's one of the reasons it's so hard to move forward. the second thing is there are a number of revenues that would be acceptable to conservatives. and the first one is one that speaker boehner put out almost immediately after the election and that is revenues through fundamental pro-growth tax reform and seemingly, that seems to be off the table, but this is a very acceptable new source of revenue to conservatives. also acceptable would be ways to reduce subsidies. so you could see more premiums, through medicares. you could also see more premiums for things like flood insurance, pension plans and so forth. these are acceptable types of revenues to conservatives that are not getting a lot of discussion or substantive discussions. also acceptable revenues are forms of privatizing. we talked a little bit about private partnerships and transportation and infrastructure. but there's also
was elected for or one of the things that he was elected for and that were elected to cut spending and not raise tax. you see the tension that is playing itself out with regard to the fiscal cliff. and that's one of the reasons it's so hard to move forward. the second thing is there are a number of revenues that would be acceptable to conservatives. and the first one is one that speaker boehner put out almost immediately after the election and that is revenues through fundamental pro-growth tax...
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i had the blessing of being elected in a state where my legislature was 85% democrat. it did not take a rocket scientist or a brilliant engineer for me to figure out that to get anything done i had to work with the opposition party. we disagreed on almost every issue, but we respected each other. from time to time we could find common ground. we agreed to cut taxes time and again. we read balanced the budget. we agreed not to expand our borrowing. we agreed to have english immersion in our schools. the decisions of our predecessors -- we can work together. i began early on in my administration -- i said i will not attack the speaker of the house and the senate, that on a personal basis. i will show respect for them. halfway to my term i published a brochure which describe the great accomplishments in my administration. this was a campaign kind of thing. i paid for it, so my picture is on the cover, all right? so is the picture of the senate president and the speaker of the house. we are together in these pictures. you open it up and it talks about our accomplishments t
i had the blessing of being elected in a state where my legislature was 85% democrat. it did not take a rocket scientist or a brilliant engineer for me to figure out that to get anything done i had to work with the opposition party. we disagreed on almost every issue, but we respected each other. from time to time we could find common ground. we agreed to cut taxes time and again. we read balanced the budget. we agreed not to expand our borrowing. we agreed to have english immersion in our...
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he was elected with nearly 53% of the vote. mr. king says he will caucus with the democrats for committee assignments. both chambers of congress are in today for unfinished legislative business including a possible deal on the so-called fiscal deal. the senate is in at 1:00 p.m. eastern to consider two appointments. votes in the senate are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern. majority leader harry reid and minority leader mcconnell have set a deadline of 3:00 when they're planning to convene caucus meetings on a plan for taxes and spending. president obama was on "meet the press" today andy said the pressure is on congress. on friday, he was optimistic after meeting with congressional leaders, but if they cannot come up to an agreement he wants the senate to put in a bill. live coverage bomb the -- of the senate on c-span 2. returning at 2:00 p.m. eastern in the house with boats as early as 6:30 p.m. -- votes as early as 6:30. you can watch a live house coverage iran c-span. more on the fiscal cliff from this morning's "washington jour
he was elected with nearly 53% of the vote. mr. king says he will caucus with the democrats for committee assignments. both chambers of congress are in today for unfinished legislative business including a possible deal on the so-called fiscal deal. the senate is in at 1:00 p.m. eastern to consider two appointments. votes in the senate are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern. majority leader harry reid and minority leader mcconnell have set a deadline of 3:00 when they're planning to convene caucus...
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presidential elections have a different dynamic than midterm elections. i think this presidential election will present a very clear choice to people. that is the first thing i will say is that rather having the people turn out to tend to be angry is that the administration, you always get a larger turnout in presidential elections anyway. there will be a very clear choice and the president will from the choice in a way that will motivate people to come out. it really is a significant difference. mayors always understand what the stakes are here because you have been living with the idea that somehow the federal government can just reduce all of the discretionary spending in the federal budget and we will all live happily ever after. you know that is not true. there are significant needs in this country and investments that need to be made in education, transportation, in your infrastructure and sewer systems, in those things the federal government needs to do to build us for a stronger future. that is going to be a huge thing, especially for younger vote
presidential elections have a different dynamic than midterm elections. i think this presidential election will present a very clear choice to people. that is the first thing i will say is that rather having the people turn out to tend to be angry is that the administration, you always get a larger turnout in presidential elections anyway. there will be a very clear choice and the president will from the choice in a way that will motivate people to come out. it really is a significant...
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and we saw the results in the 2012 election. this did not cause president obama the election, it probably helped him. he had a healthy margin of victory of the popular vote. his margin was larger than his larger -- that his margin of victory. there are lots of groups you could say it about, but is also true of lesbian and gay voters. the issue almost certainly helped president obama and did not hurt president obama. the lesson is not lost on the republican party. here are my concluding thoughts. it is a complicated history to were the long road of marriage equality, the beginning is a complicated answer about backlash and the popular analysis of what is going on politically. what i want to conclude with, this has been neglected by the backlash theorists, how the courts have advanced marriage equality. i think there have been three things about what the courts have done. from my point of view, the most important is a fantastically important setting for capabilities. the word marriage in our vocabulary only meant different sects.
and we saw the results in the 2012 election. this did not cause president obama the election, it probably helped him. he had a healthy margin of victory of the popular vote. his margin was larger than his larger -- that his margin of victory. there are lots of groups you could say it about, but is also true of lesbian and gay voters. the issue almost certainly helped president obama and did not hurt president obama. the lesson is not lost on the republican party. here are my concluding...
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she was elected in july of 2008 following 11 years as a vice president. she has experience in the law and also teaches at clara barton high people in crown -- high school in crown heights. our next caller is keen on the democrat line. good morning. we actually have jim now from wisconsin, caller: indepen. caller: i would like to ask randi weingarten, first of all, she is from new york, if i remember. teachers to sit in classrooms and they do not have students -- they get paid. that is because of the unions. about an author who wrote a book called "the shadow boxers." in 10 states, like california, with a debt of $200 billion to support public unions, ill. another one. $200 billion because of corruption in the public unions. in new york and pennsylvania. when i went to school, i am 65 years old, when i went to school i personally witnessed students sent out of the classroom and then they came back in the school and they did it again or they talked back to a teacher -- eyewitness to this. i can tell you, the high school i went to, the teacher, he was a nice
she was elected in july of 2008 following 11 years as a vice president. she has experience in the law and also teaches at clara barton high people in crown -- high school in crown heights. our next caller is keen on the democrat line. good morning. we actually have jim now from wisconsin, caller: indepen. caller: i would like to ask randi weingarten, first of all, she is from new york, if i remember. teachers to sit in classrooms and they do not have students -- they get paid. that is because...
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we have not had a game changing general election. what could it be? it could be a showdown with iran. and then a domino effect, which would be energy prices biking. -- energy prices biking. if gas goes up again, it could be devastating. it is domestic, i think is not a dramatic game changing suppress, but i think when people see what the unemployment report is, the august jobs report, that is when the psychology of the electorate settles in. if that is a bad number, that for the president. if people feel better, that could change. >> chris matthews -- >> iran. iran. obama would have to react to the attack, that would be interesting. that would change everything. >> you brought the smart board to cnn. part of the changing technology we have seen in our industry. if you look back through history with radio and roosevelt and the debates in 1960, where are we in 2012 with technology and social media? >> i remember when i had a pencil. i did not have to wear a tie and i did not wear makeup. things are changing. you can embrace technology. you can embrace i
we have not had a game changing general election. what could it be? it could be a showdown with iran. and then a domino effect, which would be energy prices biking. -- energy prices biking. if gas goes up again, it could be devastating. it is domestic, i think is not a dramatic game changing suppress, but i think when people see what the unemployment report is, the august jobs report, that is when the psychology of the electorate settles in. if that is a bad number, that for the president. if...
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we did nothing new on this in this election. nothing had changed from previous elections. where we had people scratching their heads and asking questions was with early voting. early voting in ohio is done the same whether it is by mail or in person. you felt the same five fields and that's what you do and we got inundated with calls and i got e-mails and phone calls personally that said the board of election did not ask me for id and they're not doing their job. in early voting you don't have to present identification, that is only on election day. there is just a lot of confusion about what the rules are. if you look at the facts on voter turnout in ohio, we had a record early vote turnout by 1.8 million, 100,000 more than in 2008. our alternative, when you batted in election day, was 100,000 less. -- when you ed in the election day, it was 100,000 less per it is not for lack of information in ohio, is a lack of good information. >> i want to make sure i have this right -- you don't need id if you vote early in person but you do need id if you vote on election day? >> yo
we did nothing new on this in this election. nothing had changed from previous elections. where we had people scratching their heads and asking questions was with early voting. early voting in ohio is done the same whether it is by mail or in person. you felt the same five fields and that's what you do and we got inundated with calls and i got e-mails and phone calls personally that said the board of election did not ask me for id and they're not doing their job. in early voting you don't have...
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in the next election, we either keep electing those people, we do not, or we pushed them to change the rules of the game so it is not as hard to get things done. host: we are talking with stan collender, national director with corvis communications and a former staffer for a number of members of the house and center. we're also talking with josh gordon. up next is shelleyguest: some or problems that we have is we keep electing senators and congressman who are not economists and they really know nothing about the economy but they do know about beagle finagling. making more policy to fix policies that wind up causing more problems in the first place. no. 2, we have so many in the media that cannot understand the issues at the core. until we come to grapple with this, we do not educate the people, spending is indeed the problem. payne will come, really, number one, by spurring job creation. you are taking out a dollar towards someone else is doing a job. saying things like capitalism is against the poor, but capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any other system in the wo
in the next election, we either keep electing those people, we do not, or we pushed them to change the rules of the game so it is not as hard to get things done. host: we are talking with stan collender, national director with corvis communications and a former staffer for a number of members of the house and center. we're also talking with josh gordon. up next is shelleyguest: some or problems that we have is we keep electing senators and congressman who are not economists and they really know...
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we've already lost the election, right? that's over. it's about the next election now. so you want to start with an intellectually honest appraisal of what happened in the coalition. what parts of their coalition are we able to pick off. who can we reach? what messaging can we use to reach them. what policies can be used to reach them. so you have want to have a top to bottom review of what happened. you want to look at d technology that they used to turn out the vote and say not only do we want to equal that. you want to surpass it. if you delude yourself into believing that as romney and ryan said that the outcome of the election was determined for what they said it was, you don't have an election. taking your first steps to building a team to win the next election we're still going in the wrong direction. and that's the bad side of it. >> first of all, video is king. it used to be not too long in politics that there was a new york story. this is how whitewater started, for instance. >> water gate. that it would drive the debate and coverage. now a days if it doesn't
we've already lost the election, right? that's over. it's about the next election now. so you want to start with an intellectually honest appraisal of what happened in the coalition. what parts of their coalition are we able to pick off. who can we reach? what messaging can we use to reach them. what policies can be used to reach them. so you have want to have a top to bottom review of what happened. you want to look at d technology that they used to turn out the vote and say not only do we...
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host: after the election. guest: after the election, but then there will be another election. host: illinois. hugh, go ahead. caller: i am talking about a couple the has an income of approximately two hundred thousand dollars, they all approximately $125,000 on student loan costs. is there a way to itemize the interest expense on this college loan? thank you. host: robert baldassari? guest: the interest on a student loan is not deductible. the interest on a home mortgage is deductible. guest: just up to $2,500 can be deductible -- deducted. with this kind of debt, i'm sure the interest is higher. host: we have a tweet. host: robert baldassari, is that the smart thing for her to do, filed in february, or take some time and make sure you have the in david biggar material you need to file a complete return? -- have all of the material to file a complete return? guest: they have a tendency to reassure them, maybe twice, once -- reissue them, maybe twice, once in february, when some early-march, and sometimes in later-march. if you do not have any investments, then it is ok to file
host: after the election. guest: after the election, but then there will be another election. host: illinois. hugh, go ahead. caller: i am talking about a couple the has an income of approximately two hundred thousand dollars, they all approximately $125,000 on student loan costs. is there a way to itemize the interest expense on this college loan? thank you. host: robert baldassari? guest: the interest on a student loan is not deductible. the interest on a home mortgage is deductible. guest:...
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in the presidential election. it is kind of crazy. yeah, it is kind of crazy. so -- >> not to be redundant, but thank you again for coming. [laughter] >> youust be taught when you are freshmen. you always think people. that is really nice. it is my honor to be here. >> you talk a lot about the services th planned parenood provides, but often times when you fit mentioned planned parenthood to people, the first thing they think is abortion. how do we change -- i think that the image of women's health is still abortion. how did you change it to talk about -- how do you change it to talk about more things? >> i want to be really clear that it is really important in this country that abortion is legal and it is safe and that won can get access to it. there are too many places in the world where men die -- and they did in this country as well before abortion was legal. so that is a part of women's health care. but it is not all of women's health care. more than 90% of our services is preventative. the idea is to have fe
in the presidential election. it is kind of crazy. yeah, it is kind of crazy. so -- >> not to be redundant, but thank you again for coming. [laughter] >> youust be taught when you are freshmen. you always think people. that is really nice. it is my honor to be here. >> you talk a lot about the services th planned parenood provides, but often times when you fit mentioned planned parenthood to people, the first thing they think is abortion. how do we change -- i think that the...
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between those two, 1 million veterans have elected those options. as a result, we have seen clear, demonstrated, measurable performance we have a 15% improvement in our overall satisfaction on the ability of our veterans to get through. we have seen a drop call rate reduction of 30%. those are both part and parcel of the new technology and new ways we are working in our veteran relationship management capability. in terms of another vrm initiative, not having the right information. yesterday, not today, yesterday, they would have had to cycle through 13 different databases to get to that veteran or family member survivor, the affirmation you needed. today, as we deploy this end it is critical for our i.t. budget, unified desktop pushed all 13 databases worth of the critical information you want to know on one screen, making them much more effective in delivering a good outcome. also built into this is world class call recording, call tracking, data analytics into this package that we're using every day to improve our service in that environment. >>
between those two, 1 million veterans have elected those options. as a result, we have seen clear, demonstrated, measurable performance we have a 15% improvement in our overall satisfaction on the ability of our veterans to get through. we have seen a drop call rate reduction of 30%. those are both part and parcel of the new technology and new ways we are working in our veteran relationship management capability. in terms of another vrm initiative, not having the right information. yesterday,...
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this is an election-year. there is the usual press and candidates and important issues facing the country. but now an additional focus on the political process that i am told is in a world of unprecedented technology and unprecedented amounts of money. especially in the wake of the supreme court citizens united decision, election-year 2012 is awash in money, nearly drowning in what the late california political leader who many, many years ago used to teach it eagleton institute described as described money as "be mother's milk of politics." the political campaigning course you have joined for tonight is remarkable in several ways. it received the highest possible score for student satisfaction, making it one of the top-rated courses here at new brunswick. the credit goes to the instructors, maggie moran -- at the right of the set of chairs, and michael haynes. maggie is a douglas college alumni. she is a widely admired and saw after democratic strategist. mike is also erectus -- are rutgers graduate and he too
this is an election-year. there is the usual press and candidates and important issues facing the country. but now an additional focus on the political process that i am told is in a world of unprecedented technology and unprecedented amounts of money. especially in the wake of the supreme court citizens united decision, election-year 2012 is awash in money, nearly drowning in what the late california political leader who many, many years ago used to teach it eagleton institute described as...
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they elect the leaders. then they elect the committee chairman's in january. that is what it would take. if the democrats were to lose seats, that would be a different issue. >> i want to go back to something that tom talked about. the secret ballot. when i was elected caucus chair, i won by seven votes. when tom-a was elected democratic leader, he won by one vote. it is unpredictable. you never know. what happened in 1998 is gingrich -- it is interesting, linder was on the right side. he did not want to make impeachment an issue. i was chair of the democratic side. linda and i were on tv. he said, we are not going to make a big issue about impeachment. he was overruled by gingrich. the republicans lost five seats. that was the first time the president's party had gained seats in the sixth year of an eight year term. gingrich was in disgrace. he had a lot of other problems. i cannot predict how the republicans will be john boehner. if the democrats picked up a lot of seats, he could be in trouble. >> i think he is going to be fun. >> -- fine. >> are you convin
they elect the leaders. then they elect the committee chairman's in january. that is what it would take. if the democrats were to lose seats, that would be a different issue. >> i want to go back to something that tom talked about. the secret ballot. when i was elected caucus chair, i won by seven votes. when tom-a was elected democratic leader, he won by one vote. it is unpredictable. you never know. what happened in 1998 is gingrich -- it is interesting, linder was on the right side. he...
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election. there are estimate-based on tracking -- estimates based on tracking of media. that is $70 million. just in the presidential context in that kind of activity. there are philosophical reasons why those questions exist. merkel -- there are important. i do not want to diminish that. that is an important consideration. this same kind of activity focused on campaign in a direct way has increased the level of activity by a least a factor of a third. over and above what we see routinely reported. whenever we have these issues of how much money there is and how it is used, the devil is in the details. in both the context of how we define the activities and how we understand what is actually happening. they can be pretty different things. it is an example of the problem with the regulatory system being as important as the constitutional questions in terms of how we end up understanding what is happening. >> one quick follow-up. you made the case that there was a lot of money that might be calle
election. there are estimate-based on tracking -- estimates based on tracking of media. that is $70 million. just in the presidential context in that kind of activity. there are philosophical reasons why those questions exist. merkel -- there are important. i do not want to diminish that. that is an important consideration. this same kind of activity focused on campaign in a direct way has increased the level of activity by a least a factor of a third. over and above what we see routinely...
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we get to the side that in the election. this election has to be about big things. limited government. the omelet at -- the unlimited potential of the american people. whether we will build the great society one church, one school, one community and civic organization, one small business at a time. or whether we will be ruled from the top. the two biggest issues in this race that we have talked about a lot are obamacare and energy. i would just share with you that if you want obamacare repealed -- anybody wanted repealed? [cheers and applause] we cannot rely on the supreme court. we have to rely on people who want to stand up and fight for freedom, just like you are doing here in the state of wisconsin. standing by your governor and fighting for freedom and opportunity is here. [cheers and applause] you have to fight for that. the central part of that fight is government takeover of health care. as justice kennedy said, it changes -- it will change the relationship between the government and their people. why? because our country was based on we the people. we the p
we get to the side that in the election. this election has to be about big things. limited government. the omelet at -- the unlimited potential of the american people. whether we will build the great society one church, one school, one community and civic organization, one small business at a time. or whether we will be ruled from the top. the two biggest issues in this race that we have talked about a lot are obamacare and energy. i would just share with you that if you want obamacare repealed...
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this is a high-stakes election. if we have four more years like the last four years, we continue stagnation. the choice is very clear. do we want a dynamic, growing economy that fosters opportunity or do we want a stagnant economy that fosters dependency? that is not who we are. we want to live free and prosper. we want to believe. [applause] when president obama came into office, he inherited a tough situation. the problem is the obama economic agenda failed, not because it was stopped. it failed because it was passed. do not forget this. he came into office with the ability to pass anything of his choosing. he did that. remember the stimulus? remember the idea that if we borrow $831 billion and spend it on pet projects and interest groups, they said unemployment would never reach 8%. we would be growing at 4% a year right now. unemployment has been above 8% for 43 months. our economy last quarter stalled at 1.3%. what is worse for all of these promises about cutting the deficit, growing the economy, bringing peopl
this is a high-stakes election. if we have four more years like the last four years, we continue stagnation. the choice is very clear. do we want a dynamic, growing economy that fosters opportunity or do we want a stagnant economy that fosters dependency? that is not who we are. we want to live free and prosper. we want to believe. [applause] when president obama came into office, he inherited a tough situation. the problem is the obama economic agenda failed, not because it was stopped. it...
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much of the effort was put on hold until after last month's election. according to several officials who knew about the effort. in here is what the story also says. the guns were not on the table according to one anonymous source because everything was shut down in that debate. as we dig into this year, it says the recommendations were discussed with attorney general older and his deputies. there was no indication it was sent to the white house. the recommendations could have had an impact on the access to guns for drug users, criminals, or people with a history of mental illness. host: let's go to the phones and hear from our first caller this morning. greg? caller: good morning, how are you? they talk about needing to have background checks and all of this stuff, but that is not the problem. what it is, i will tell you. they say background checks? it is not background checks, it is your personality, your temperament. i do not carry a weapon if your personality is short. i do not carry a weapon because i know i have a short fuse. i could buy as many we
much of the effort was put on hold until after last month's election. according to several officials who knew about the effort. in here is what the story also says. the guns were not on the table according to one anonymous source because everything was shut down in that debate. as we dig into this year, it says the recommendations were discussed with attorney general older and his deputies. there was no indication it was sent to the white house. the recommendations could have had an impact on...
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just days after the president's re-election, the f.h.a. released its 2012 actuarial report which revealed that the economic value of the f.h.a. fund has fallen to negative $16 billion. a lot of money. that means the fund's capital reserve ratio, as i understand it, now stands at a negative 1.44%. this news is obviously very disturbing to us and to the secretary. for those of us who have long been concerned about the health of the f.h.a. for years the problems of the federal housing administration have been well-known. during the housing boom, the f.h.a. unwisely, i thought, guaranteed millions of risky mortgages with low down payments to borrowers with poor credit scores. we are reaping that now. these mortgages have resulted in billions of losses to the f.h.a. the federal housing administration has made matters worse, i think, by failing to come to grips with the magnitude, mr. secretary, of the problems. back in 2007, as the federal housing administration's poor financial position was becoming clear to all, including right here in this c
just days after the president's re-election, the f.h.a. released its 2012 actuarial report which revealed that the economic value of the f.h.a. fund has fallen to negative $16 billion. a lot of money. that means the fund's capital reserve ratio, as i understand it, now stands at a negative 1.44%. this news is obviously very disturbing to us and to the secretary. for those of us who have long been concerned about the health of the f.h.a. for years the problems of the federal housing...
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since the election of president obama, i have seen the racial climate get even more intense. do you think that a lot of the attacks and the depiction of the president's has been based on race and has brought on it -- brought out a lot of racial feelings that have been under the surface but now people are just coming out more blatant with it? >> yes. thank you it so much for the question. hour to join my colleagues in thanking you for your leadership. certainly, there's not been a time in history when the president in the free world has been disrespected to the extent of our president from the opening of his first hit of the union, one a member of congress yelled from the floor, liar, to the president as the free world as he was putting before the nation his vision to supreme court justices who of called him out of his name. the other leadership of this country has given permission for folks to disrespect the president of the free world. it is not a question of whether people agree with his policies. this is the fact he is in the office of the head of the free world. never bef
since the election of president obama, i have seen the racial climate get even more intense. do you think that a lot of the attacks and the depiction of the president's has been based on race and has brought on it -- brought out a lot of racial feelings that have been under the surface but now people are just coming out more blatant with it? >> yes. thank you it so much for the question. hour to join my colleagues in thanking you for your leadership. certainly, there's not been a time in...
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if elected, what would you do? >> it's an executive order. >> it is an executive order, so i could not do anything about that. if you talk to these young people, there were brought here by their families. they have been raised here in our schools. there are as much an american, but simply did not have a document. the only one the american way of life. we are america. if we cannot see past giving them a chance, there is something wrong with that. they deserve the opportunity. they have been in our system. many have thought in our military. many have gone to iraq and afghanistan. this is a travesty for us, i think, as a state and as a nation. i would support the dream act. my concern about the executive order is that it can be taken away. you have these young people who have trusted it and identify themselves and their location. and then a new president comes in and would jeopardize them, that is not right. these are innocent, young people. >> i want to hear mr. cruz's side. senator rubio has proposed -- what would b
if elected, what would you do? >> it's an executive order. >> it is an executive order, so i could not do anything about that. if you talk to these young people, there were brought here by their families. they have been raised here in our schools. there are as much an american, but simply did not have a document. the only one the american way of life. we are america. if we cannot see past giving them a chance, there is something wrong with that. they deserve the opportunity. they...
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the 2010 election, it is easy to forget that the 2010 election was one of the biggest landslide elections in all of history. 67 house seats changed hands in -- changed hands. less taxes, less spending, less intrusion in our lives. almost two dozen democrats lost their house seats almost entirely because of cap and trade. one person literally shot a bullet through the bill in an ad called dead aim. it showed he liked guns and hated cap and trade. that got him elected to the u.s. senate from west virginia. literally the day after the election, the president was asked at a press conference what happens now with cap and trade and he said that was only one way of skinning the cat. that was a means to an end. i have other ways to reach the end. the end, of course, is the end of affordable energy. he said i have other means to the same end. then he went on about how the epa can do this under existing legislative authority and will just twist and rewrites 40 year-old environmental laws to make sure that they look like they were about global warning -- global warming and electricity prices will sk
the 2010 election, it is easy to forget that the 2010 election was one of the biggest landslide elections in all of history. 67 house seats changed hands in -- changed hands. less taxes, less spending, less intrusion in our lives. almost two dozen democrats lost their house seats almost entirely because of cap and trade. one person literally shot a bullet through the bill in an ad called dead aim. it showed he liked guns and hated cap and trade. that got him elected to the u.s. senate from west...
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this is a state that in 2010 elected a person very similar to mitt romney as governor and elected him by a large margin. a businessman, a venture capitalist, they are very much like-minded and michigan is strong for that sort of candidate. >> the editor of the "detroit news" joining us. we'll get to your comments in a moment. the obama campaign quick to jump on the headline that caused attention in 2008 when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, this is the latest from the obama campaign on the air in michigan. >> mad in america. for generations of michigan auto workers, it's more than a slogan, it's a way of life. but when a million jobs were on the line, every republican candidate turned their back, even said, let detroit go bankrupt. not him. now, a retooled, restructured city is back. because of the grit and sacrifice of michigan workers. >> don't bet against the american worker. >> i'm braung bra -- i'm barack obama, i approve this message. host: let me ask you to look ahead to the general election. say mitt romney is the republican nominee, is michigan in play for the republ
this is a state that in 2010 elected a person very similar to mitt romney as governor and elected him by a large margin. a businessman, a venture capitalist, they are very much like-minded and michigan is strong for that sort of candidate. >> the editor of the "detroit news" joining us. we'll get to your comments in a moment. the obama campaign quick to jump on the headline that caused attention in 2008 when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, this is the latest from the...
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i have come to conclusions about the elections. a bad election can be absolutely disastrous for our policy. by causing all sorts of explosions in afghanistan. two, we ought to basically keep our hands off. how could i possibly come to that conclusion? i do not think we understand what a bad election is. we are very focused on transparency. you can have a very bad election when it comes to score saddling. you could have that result -- scorer settling. the election is cleanly carried out and regarded as illegitimate. i do not even know if this sort of a brokered election between power holders is more or less disruptive than a deeply flawed contest in a politically immature society. we do not understand what is more or less destabilizing. to think we do, is an exercise in hubris. i do not think our leverage is up to the task. our european allies do not want to rock the boat. they did not have any appetite for the level of interference. i am not sure if it is credible on our part. the one thing you want to be very careful of when you a
i have come to conclusions about the elections. a bad election can be absolutely disastrous for our policy. by causing all sorts of explosions in afghanistan. two, we ought to basically keep our hands off. how could i possibly come to that conclusion? i do not think we understand what a bad election is. we are very focused on transparency. you can have a very bad election when it comes to score saddling. you could have that result -- scorer settling. the election is cleanly carried out and...
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so given the political reamounts, particularly in this election year, i'm afraid the fed is the only game in town. and i would urge you to take whatever actions you think would be most helpful in supporting a stronger economic recovery. you've received some harsh criticism for past efforts to help the economy. republican leadership in the house and senate even as they were blocking jobs bills in congress sent you a letter opposing more monetary support as well. well, i would urge you now more than ever to take whatever actions are warranted by the economic conditions regardless of the political pressure. to that end, the minutes of your last meeting notes that the forecast for real g.d.p. growth was revised down, tun employment rate remained elevated and consumer price inflation declined. moreover, the economy showed that not a single member of the committee thought employment would be back to normal levels by the end of 2014, not a single member forecast inflation even modsly above your 2% target in the time frame. so the recession is deeper, more prolonged and stickier than anyone
so given the political reamounts, particularly in this election year, i'm afraid the fed is the only game in town. and i would urge you to take whatever actions you think would be most helpful in supporting a stronger economic recovery. you've received some harsh criticism for past efforts to help the economy. republican leadership in the house and senate even as they were blocking jobs bills in congress sent you a letter opposing more monetary support as well. well, i would urge you now more...
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grace ann doesn't know how i vote in an election. >> really? i don't tell her. i don't think it's appropriate. >> wow. and you're still married? [laughter] >> let me put it this way, she knows everything else about me. i think she can figure it out but i've never told her. >> that's so interesting. what is that -- what does that say? what does that really indicate? >> it indicates, you know, i have believed since i was a very young reporter that my personal opinions have no place in the reporting that i do. >> but when you talk to somebody like bill o'reilly, for example, who was my student many years ago, and i should have flunkd him. [laughter] bill believes profoundly, deeply that you are -- you're a biased guy, you're the left. why? because you worked at abc. i, he's given up on years ago, definitely of the left because i was at cbs. and i would say to him, you haven't a clue as to how i vote. he said, of course i know, everybody knows. and that attitude has been accepted as a kind of truth. >> that's what i'm saying. >> by so many people. >> absolutely. and
grace ann doesn't know how i vote in an election. >> really? i don't tell her. i don't think it's appropriate. >> wow. and you're still married? [laughter] >> let me put it this way, she knows everything else about me. i think she can figure it out but i've never told her. >> that's so interesting. what is that -- what does that say? what does that really indicate? >> it indicates, you know, i have believed since i was a very young reporter that my personal...
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if this election is a bidding war, if you want to make this election about restoring america's greatness, i hope you'll join with us. [cheers and applause] if you believe the disappointment of the last two years are a detour and not our destiny, and i am asking for your vote. i am asking each of you to remember how special it is to be an american. i want to remember why it was that you or your ancestors sacrifice to come to america and overcome the challenges of life in a new country, why they came here. it was not for a free ticket. it was for freedom. [cheers and applause] it was not for the pursuit of government benefits. it was for the pursuit of happiness. [cheers and applause] we still believe in thatwe still believe in america as the land of opportunity. we believe in the america that challenges us to be bigger and better than ourselves. this election, we must fight for the america we love. we believe in america. thank you so much and god bless you [. cheers and applause] you're the best! thank you! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ born free ♪ you can knock me down and
if this election is a bidding war, if you want to make this election about restoring america's greatness, i hope you'll join with us. [cheers and applause] if you believe the disappointment of the last two years are a detour and not our destiny, and i am asking for your vote. i am asking each of you to remember how special it is to be an american. i want to remember why it was that you or your ancestors sacrifice to come to america and overcome the challenges of life in a new country, why they...
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nobody willingly retires during an election year. before we all had up, i am sort of assuming nobody is leaving this year. nobody seems to be in bad health. after the next presidential election, the year after, people will start talking about retirements. fortunately, it is quiet on that front this year. >> the physical renovation of the courthouse has been going on five or six years now, and must be nearing completion. has that made a difference to the court? has that made a difference to the press? for a while, the public information office was in a trailer outside. i am sure it was a great improvement when that phase finished and you moved back into the building. >> i do not think it affects us. it's still bugs justice prior -- it still bugs justice breyer that you cannot walk up the steps and go up the front door. >> it does let you use the metaphor "closing the courthouse door." it is an imperfect metaphor. if you look at the court building now, they have to do repairman -- repair on the front from the earthquake. a lot of the f
nobody willingly retires during an election year. before we all had up, i am sort of assuming nobody is leaving this year. nobody seems to be in bad health. after the next presidential election, the year after, people will start talking about retirements. fortunately, it is quiet on that front this year. >> the physical renovation of the courthouse has been going on five or six years now, and must be nearing completion. has that made a difference to the court? has that made a difference...
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-- 2012 election cycle. to the extend that romney and other republican candidates win this election, it's because they're acting more like tea partiers not less. it's the issues that the tea party is focused on about spending, debt and about the economy. these are the very same issue that majority of the americans are concerned about including independents. the tea party brand may stay or shift. but this libertarian impact will likely continue to be felt for many years to come. thank you. [applause]. >> thank you david. our next two speakers will be counted among the most well known in the america. first will be jonathan haith. he joined the new york university school of business in july2011. professor haith is a social psychologist who's research examined the intuitive foundations of morality. his most recent book is "new york times" best seller, "the rightious mind." in that book he shows how variations in moral intuitions can help explain the american culture war between left and right. he has applied his
-- 2012 election cycle. to the extend that romney and other republican candidates win this election, it's because they're acting more like tea partiers not less. it's the issues that the tea party is focused on about spending, debt and about the economy. these are the very same issue that majority of the americans are concerned about including independents. the tea party brand may stay or shift. but this libertarian impact will likely continue to be felt for many years to come. thank you....
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secure the elections. i do believe the organizational construct needs to take in account the culture and the desires of the afghan people to be sustainable over time. >> thank you very much. >> thank you we are distinguished service to our country. i appreciate your tremendous qualifications for this position. i get the best your family as well. understandably, many of my constituents have grown more wary. why does the outcome in afghanistan matter to the american stacks' what are the consequences of us if we were to make the decision right now to say that we're going to pull all right now? could you help us with that? i just want to understand that. we have made tremendous sacrifices their of our men and women in uniform. >> thank you for that question. that is the most important question. it should be one of the are able to answer very clearly. in the wake of 9/11, we live there afghanistan because there was sanctuary for al qaeda. then area is still ripe for sanctuary for al qaeda. we also want to estab
secure the elections. i do believe the organizational construct needs to take in account the culture and the desires of the afghan people to be sustainable over time. >> thank you very much. >> thank you we are distinguished service to our country. i appreciate your tremendous qualifications for this position. i get the best your family as well. understandably, many of my constituents have grown more wary. why does the outcome in afghanistan matter to the american stacks' what are...
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they are waiting for the election. i want to show that one half of our system is getting serious about this. they are putting specific ideas on the table on how to cut spending, not doing some back room deal. there are real ideas taking votes and introducing legislation. what i get for this is america does not start buckling down, we can fix this in 2013. this is the theory that is often given to me. i will leave it at that. >> we can spend a lot of time about the better bet for america. >> we will get it right. we will fix this problem. we are the safe haven. we have a better labor market and economy and resources. we have everything wired to get back to prosperity and economic freedom. and because of our reserve currency status and because we will get our act together, it is after they exhausted the possibilities. i think we are the safest bets. i think we will fix this thing. >> your plan relies on eliminating tax expenditures. you have been unwilling to talk about which ones. break that mold here. >> we want to hav
they are waiting for the election. i want to show that one half of our system is getting serious about this. they are putting specific ideas on the table on how to cut spending, not doing some back room deal. there are real ideas taking votes and introducing legislation. what i get for this is america does not start buckling down, we can fix this in 2013. this is the theory that is often given to me. i will leave it at that. >> we can spend a lot of time about the better bet for america....
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this election is about the economy. the republicans are trying to unseat the democrat in the white house. the biggest question is, how much money do people have come in and out of new hampshire's going into south carolina? some will not be able to compete there as aggressively as they would like. it is mitt romney's to lose at this point. some republicans hope that is the place to slow his path to keep these other issues allies. we will see of that will happen. >> gentlemen, this has been "newsmakers." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> i am pleased we are seeing the kinds of crowds we are seeing. >> go to town halls, campaign rallies. >> it is a pleasure to have a listening ear. >> you talk about bringing manufacturing back to the united states. are you planning on taxing some of these big companies? >> what are new hampshire primary coverage on c-span television and on our website. >> the major candidates from the republican presidential
this election is about the economy. the republicans are trying to unseat the democrat in the white house. the biggest question is, how much money do people have come in and out of new hampshire's going into south carolina? some will not be able to compete there as aggressively as they would like. it is mitt romney's to lose at this point. some republicans hope that is the place to slow his path to keep these other issues allies. we will see of that will happen. >> gentlemen, this has been...
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it would be nice to extend it at the next presidential election. it would be nicer to get rid of it altogether. it is anachronistic law that is a problem. it creates a great deal of uncertainty. as you can see, it can do a lot of damage to the economy. there are a lot of reasons why it is being considered to eliminate that ceiling. it should be carefully considered. at the very minimum, we should push this to the other side of the election. we do not want to address the debt ceiling on a regular basis. it is damaging confidence. on fiscal sustainability, we need deficit reduction in the next 10 years of about $3 trillion. to get there, a balanced approach would be $1.4 trillion in tax revenue. half of that would come through tax reform and the other half through higher tax rates. $1.2 trillion in cuts to programs -- medicare and medicaid, social security, and other budget items -- that would leave you with approximately $400 billion in interest savings. at all of that together and you get $3 trillion. the spending cuts were implemented as part of t
it would be nice to extend it at the next presidential election. it would be nicer to get rid of it altogether. it is anachronistic law that is a problem. it creates a great deal of uncertainty. as you can see, it can do a lot of damage to the economy. there are a lot of reasons why it is being considered to eliminate that ceiling. it should be carefully considered. at the very minimum, we should push this to the other side of the election. we do not want to address the debt ceiling on a...
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presidential elections. experts who participated in our seminar of february 2011 on the mediation effort have returned to the wilson center today to assess the ongoing negotiations , compare what's going on now to what went on in 2010, and reflect about possible outcomes. i am very pleased and honored to introduce to you again the doctor, founder and president of the national iranian-american council. he is a former wilson center public policy scholar. he dealt extensively with our topic of discussions in his latest book, a single row of president obama's policy with iran. i'm also pleased to welcome back to the center dr. musstaffa kib la are you. he has become the charne of the international relations department and director of the center's region studies at the university. scheduled conflict prevented dr. monica hers, the director of the institute of international relations at the catholic university at reowe dejannero to join us in person but she sent us her presentation in the form of a nine minute vide
presidential elections. experts who participated in our seminar of february 2011 on the mediation effort have returned to the wilson center today to assess the ongoing negotiations , compare what's going on now to what went on in 2010, and reflect about possible outcomes. i am very pleased and honored to introduce to you again the doctor, founder and president of the national iranian-american council. he is a former wilson center public policy scholar. he dealt extensively with our topic of...
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election. what is going on in pennsylvania? guest of this is a real question about pennsylvania, -- guest: this is the real question, pa., like lucy and the football getting pulled away at the last minute, data shows that there is more going on in pennsylvania than what you might think. normally in the suburbs it is a real battleground between the democrats and republicans. this year you are saying that the suburbs are leaning very heavily towards the republicans. you're saying the president is doing even better in the urban areas. the suburbs are really leaning in our direction. host: i am glad that mitt romney is wasting his time in -- guest: i am glad that mitt romney is wasting his time in pennsylvania. this poll, the susquehanna paul, up and down four or five points, if anything it shows movement towards a pet -- president. i am not worried about pennsylvania. host: reuters put together a combination, here is the latest, taking a look at these battleground states. colorado, florida, virgin
election. what is going on in pennsylvania? guest of this is a real question about pennsylvania, -- guest: this is the real question, pa., like lucy and the football getting pulled away at the last minute, data shows that there is more going on in pennsylvania than what you might think. normally in the suburbs it is a real battleground between the democrats and republicans. this year you are saying that the suburbs are leaning very heavily towards the republicans. you're saying the president is...
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we elect a leader. we elect a leader. right now, we need leadership. we do not need blame. we need leadership. we need someone of principle, achievement, and integrity. that man is standing next to me, and his name is mitt romney. he is going to be the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] that's right. take a look at leadership, experience, integrity. successful men in business, turning around failing businesses. i am proud of that. we are proud of that. when america succeed, we all succeed. [cheers and applause] his country and asked him to save the olympics, and he did it. we are proud of that moment. [applause] when he is governor of massachusetts, the credit rating of massachusetts was upgraded for the first time in our history. for the first time in history, the credit rating of america was downgraded. unemployment has gone up. when he was governor of massachusetts, household incomes, family incomes went up. they have gone down $4,000 over the past four years. now, president obama can not run on his record. he did not change. he did not tax to the
we elect a leader. we elect a leader. right now, we need leadership. we do not need blame. we need leadership. we need someone of principle, achievement, and integrity. that man is standing next to me, and his name is mitt romney. he is going to be the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] that's right. take a look at leadership, experience, integrity. successful men in business, turning around failing businesses. i am proud of that. we are proud of that. when america...
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while i am happy to be here today to testify, the scope of my election does not extend to the market-wide policy arising from mf global's failure. chairman gensler remains in charge to develop recommendations for enhancing self-regulatory organization programs that are related to the protection of customer funds and has instructed staff to do so. my focus has been on making sure that they are doing everything they can to facilitate the recovery of customer funds and to bring those responsible for any violations to justice. toward those ends, over the past 5.5 months, the commission's staff has conducted a thorough analysis of the books at mf global. it continues to work closely with the trustee. we are also engaging in a comprehensive and ongoing enforcement investigation. it is imperative that the commission, the industry, and the congress identify and assess the causes and collapse and a shortfall of customer funds. and to take corrective action where possible. if we must do everything in our power to restore confidence in the futures markets so that producers, processors, and other end
while i am happy to be here today to testify, the scope of my election does not extend to the market-wide policy arising from mf global's failure. chairman gensler remains in charge to develop recommendations for enhancing self-regulatory organization programs that are related to the protection of customer funds and has instructed staff to do so. my focus has been on making sure that they are doing everything they can to facilitate the recovery of customer funds and to bring those responsible...
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two-thirds of you in the last election. anyone that says otherwise is an insult to the people who put those boats on the board. moved this country ahead to the next level of our destiny and let's do it together. [applause] >> we have unfortunately run out of time in tonight's debate. we want to thank our guests, congressman steve king and christie vilsack. >> we want to think are cosponsor, northwestern college for providing a venue and the northwest iowa review newspaper. >> we also want to thank you, the voters, for watching and sending in great questions for tonight's debate. >> on behalf of the northwest i will review and northwestern college, -- >> thank you for watching. remember to vote november 6. >> coming up monday, 3 live congressional debates from around the country. at 7:00 eastern, massachusetts senator scott brown and elizabeth warren appear in the second of four televised debates, live on c-span. in virginia, house majority leader erik cantor debates army colonel wayne powell. then at 8:00 eastern, -- a deba
two-thirds of you in the last election. anyone that says otherwise is an insult to the people who put those boats on the board. moved this country ahead to the next level of our destiny and let's do it together. [applause] >> we have unfortunately run out of time in tonight's debate. we want to thank our guests, congressman steve king and christie vilsack. >> we want to think are cosponsor, northwestern college for providing a venue and the northwest iowa review newspaper. >>...
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i think we will get past the election. and even if we don't get anything done in the lame-duck, that we are able to only temporarily kick the can down the road and only temporarily extend these policies that we don't want to take effect and put into place early next year greater budget discipline for the future and that commitment to at least a framework of a deficit reduction package that has hope of getting bipartisan support. >> avoid the recession, the same one -- find a way to increase the debt limit so that we avoid a some of the painful posturing that went on the last time around. at the end of this, it would be nice to come out with a conception of what our tax code actually is, but there may need to be some things that are explicitly temporary. but having a sharp line distinguishing those things that hurt temporary from those of not would be helpful in the policy making process. >> the best would be a two- stage process -- december would be more desirable. the second comes in late spring or early summer, that betw
i think we will get past the election. and even if we don't get anything done in the lame-duck, that we are able to only temporarily kick the can down the road and only temporarily extend these policies that we don't want to take effect and put into place early next year greater budget discipline for the future and that commitment to at least a framework of a deficit reduction package that has hope of getting bipartisan support. >> avoid the recession, the same one -- find a way to...
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he was elected to lead. he has led. congress was elected to decide and have decided. what is interesting is we got new news from the congressional budget office. people thought the supreme court may repeal and strike the entire statute. what will that mean for the budget? the congressional budget office, the non-partisan arbiters, told us if the form will care act was struck, it would add to the deficit by about $250 billion in the next 10 years. these fiscal problems would have been exacerbated had before will care act been struck. host: a couple of tweets on the table. she points out romney suggested obama should copy romneycare, and he did. you will see the editorial he penned. next is francisco joining us from arlington, virginia. caller: i have some comments. i sincerely believe romney would get far more votes with independents by saying i designed it. it worked well for massachusetts. i am ready to come up with a 2.0 version for the country. people do not like the denial. people want to hear new possibilities. what we need in the republican party is a progressiv
he was elected to lead. he has led. congress was elected to decide and have decided. what is interesting is we got new news from the congressional budget office. people thought the supreme court may repeal and strike the entire statute. what will that mean for the budget? the congressional budget office, the non-partisan arbiters, told us if the form will care act was struck, it would add to the deficit by about $250 billion in the next 10 years. these fiscal problems would have been...
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we are going to win this election. we will prevail. i never expected to be in this position, eight years ago when i completed my service, island loaded a u-haul truck and drove come to wyoming. i did not plan to return to public office. we settled into a private life. but now i am glad to be back in the arena, and let me tell you why. i have been given an opportunity to serve beside a man who has the courage, and the vision, and the goodness, to be a great president: governor george w. bush. i have been in the company of leaders. i was there on august 9, 1974, when gerald ford assumed the presidency during our gravest constitutional crisis since the civil war. i saw how character and decency can dignify a great office and unite a great nation. i was a congressman when another man of integrity lived in the white house. i saw a president restore america's confidence, and prepare the foundation for victory in the cold war. i saw how one man's will can set the nation on a new course. i learned the meaning of leadership from president ronal
we are going to win this election. we will prevail. i never expected to be in this position, eight years ago when i completed my service, island loaded a u-haul truck and drove come to wyoming. i did not plan to return to public office. we settled into a private life. but now i am glad to be back in the arena, and let me tell you why. i have been given an opportunity to serve beside a man who has the courage, and the vision, and the goodness, to be a great president: governor george w. bush. i...
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the world is watching this election. it imposes on us all the duty to give nothing less than our very ablest, our most experienced, are most -- our most talented. lastly, we must do nothing less than our best. ultimately we will win the struggle or victory will in the dust. we must be true to our own ideas. the declaration of independence would tell us all men are created equal and are entitled to life and the pursuit of happiness. happiness as the individuals and not as government prescribed it. we must strive to fill the purposes of our religious heritage which tells us to do comely withwalk calml our god. we are our brother's keeper. we must love our neighbor as ourselves. with these troops in our hearts, we do not need to limit that we have no natural -- we have the most glorious purposes of any nation in the history. these are purposes which gives hope to the world for all future times. to live up to those purposes, to care deeply and enthusiastically. it should be our great privilege enjoyed. that is the. . it is a
the world is watching this election. it imposes on us all the duty to give nothing less than our very ablest, our most experienced, are most -- our most talented. lastly, we must do nothing less than our best. ultimately we will win the struggle or victory will in the dust. we must be true to our own ideas. the declaration of independence would tell us all men are created equal and are entitled to life and the pursuit of happiness. happiness as the individuals and not as government prescribed...
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we moved out here after the election. host: what was the initial reaction from the people working in the mcgovern campaign about his choice of senator tom eagleton to be his running mate in their reaction 18 days later when eagleton pulls himself of the ticket. caller: it was such crew the times -- crazy times, especially in politics. collation. thomas eagleton. i remember when mcgovern 00 mcgovern had huge -- mcgovern had huge you support. i almost thought it would have been a [unintelligible] you have all of these young people. the older democrats were outraged about the whole thing. that is the thing i wanted to say. guest: eagleton bridge the gap between the new and old elements of the party. he was antiwar, incredibly antiwar. he was well connected within the labor movement and the most establishment party politicians. it will son was something that bridge the gap. elatio nin missouri. missouri was proud of eagleton. they supported him. among mcgovern supporters, and his campaign workers for years to get him elected,
we moved out here after the election. host: what was the initial reaction from the people working in the mcgovern campaign about his choice of senator tom eagleton to be his running mate in their reaction 18 days later when eagleton pulls himself of the ticket. caller: it was such crew the times -- crazy times, especially in politics. collation. thomas eagleton. i remember when mcgovern 00 mcgovern had huge -- mcgovern had huge you support. i almost thought it would have been a [unintelligible]...
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guest: the elections are looming. it will be relatively brief return to washington. the one item everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. one item on the agenda is passing a short-term spending bill to fund the government sparging october 1st. in july, house speaker john boehner and harry reid breached an agreement to pass a six-month stop gap spending bill. that will pass early on in the fall session. i think lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of to insure the government will be funded. that is a central item. the state of the economy in the fiscal issues will ship congress's debate. there will be a lot of discussion about the so-called fiscal clip which refers to the expiration of the bush era tax cuts at the end of the year. there is the implementation of across-the-board spending cuts and the need to increase the debt ceiling. all of those issues will converge at the end of the year and will be interesting because you will see a lot of the party leaders is staking out the familiar round on these issues. there will not be much
guest: the elections are looming. it will be relatively brief return to washington. the one item everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. one item on the agenda is passing a short-term spending bill to fund the government sparging october 1st. in july, house speaker john boehner and harry reid breached an agreement to pass a six-month stop gap spending bill. that will pass early on in the fall session. i think lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of to insure...
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this election is the most important election in our lifetimes. no matter what generation you come from. there are a few things my dad would always say that have always stuck with me. he would say son, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. usually telling me this lonely were part of the problem. -- when we were part of the problem. he would also say in this country, every generation of america's salt their problems so that their children are better off. that is the american legacy. it is our duty to save the american dream for their children. when we talk about these things, when we look at the enormous choice we have in front of us, when we have such a clear contrast between the leader in romney in the failed leadership of president obama comedy choice is clear. it goes deeper than that. it comes down to what kind of country do we want to have? what kind of people do we want to be? our founders were so eloquent when they created this country. they made it very clear. our rights as citizens, our rights come from nature and go
this election is the most important election in our lifetimes. no matter what generation you come from. there are a few things my dad would always say that have always stuck with me. he would say son, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. usually telling me this lonely were part of the problem. -- when we were part of the problem. he would also say in this country, every generation of america's salt their problems so that their children are better off. that is the american...
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an election will be held to fill his seat. -- her seat. next, the german foreign minister outlines what the european countries should do to deal with the financial situation. after that, janet napolitano on a discussion about national security. then, a conference forum on what local communities are doing for servicemen and their families. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watched the speech with tweeds from members of congress. throughout the night, go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter bang. -- twitter. >> the german foreign minister said budget cuts alone would not solve the debt crisis. guido westerwelle says he expects a new consensus to emerge by the end of the month. he spoke with the brookings institution. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, we will get started right away. he has assured me ever
an election will be held to fill his seat. -- her seat. next, the german foreign minister outlines what the european countries should do to deal with the financial situation. after that, janet napolitano on a discussion about national security. then, a conference forum on what local communities are doing for servicemen and their families. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage...
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[applause] and we can re-elect our congressmen and women. and re-elect our tremendous senator. [applause] >> he is here today. and so -- then of course the reason we are all here today is to re-elect a great president and a great vice president. [applause] >> you didn't come to hear about them from me. you came here to hear dr. biden. i came here to hear dr. biden. i will turn it over to carol. >> i am glad. one reason i am supporting president obama is that i have the feeling he is grounded in the real world and as i said in researching dr. biden, i found out that she has children and we have a lot in common. got married in the 1970's, had children in the 1980's. we both have been educators. i started teaching in minneapolis in 1970 and taught mostly in the inner city. in 2004 i retired. she began as a high school english teacher and in her time she taught as a psychiatric hospital for adolescents which had to be a challenging assignment. later she moved on to teach at community colleges and still works as a professor at a community college. i found a blog entry from 2008. app
[applause] and we can re-elect our congressmen and women. and re-elect our tremendous senator. [applause] >> he is here today. and so -- then of course the reason we are all here today is to re-elect a great president and a great vice president. [applause] >> you didn't come to hear about them from me. you came here to hear dr. biden. i came here to hear dr. biden. i will turn it over to carol. >> i am glad. one reason i am supporting president obama is that i have the feeling...
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romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new job. because of a company in minnesota willing to give up salaries and perks for the executives to make sure they did not lay off workers during a recession. the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing ameri
romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new...